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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Hour after hour passed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
anger
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From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
away
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From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
beautiful
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From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
blasts
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From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
blew
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From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
breast
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From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
child
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From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
clouds
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From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
dying
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From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
fitful
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From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
gaze
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From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
gleam
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From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
gusts
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From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
heave
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From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
Hour
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From this reading Hour after hour passed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
intervals
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From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
involuntary
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From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
like
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From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
longer
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From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
nature
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From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
out
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From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hour after hour passed.
passionate
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From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
peace
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From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
place
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From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
quiet
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From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
rifts
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From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
roar
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From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
rush
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From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
silent
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From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
sleep
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From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
sobs
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From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
stars
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From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
storm
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From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
stormy
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From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
times
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From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
vision
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From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
watcher
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From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fitful blasts were the involuntary sobs that heave the breast, till at last quiet and peace take the place of stormy anger.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of the continued roar and rush, the wind blew in gusts at longer intervals, and nature seemed like a passionate child that had cried itself to sleep.
withdraw
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From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
world
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From this reading It seemed as if the silent watcher never could withdraw her gaze from the beautiful world of her vision.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The storm was dying away, and at times, through broken rifts in the clouds, stars would gleam out.
